My Biggest Bass Ever

firefighter ontheside · August 20, 2021, 10:03:25 PM

The last fish of the day on a day that wasn't great for catching, but we caught a few. Dad got a muskie on, but it got off. It was a good day spent with my parents. Haven't been in a boat with both of them for over 20 years. The fish was 20" long and should have been about 5 lbs. Took some pics and put it back.

Southside · August 20, 2021, 10:14:03 PM

Nice!! Which one is the fish? :D :D :D

firefighter ontheside · August 20, 2021, 10:52:52 PM

The ugly one. >:( :( >:(

SwampDonkey · August 21, 2021, 03:53:17 AM

Nice bass. And good times.

Gotta smile some. ;)

doc henderson · August 21, 2021, 05:28:46 AM

you should prob. ask, "does this boat make my Bass look big!?" :D :D :D

WDH · August 21, 2021, 11:09:55 AM

:D :D :D :D :D

Now, that is funny, I don't care who you are.

firefighter ontheside · August 21, 2021, 11:13:32 AM

Should I have asked my mom who took the picture? ;D :D

Ron Scott · August 21, 2021, 02:57:33 PM

Nice catch!

YellowHammer · August 21, 2021, 03:22:07 PM

So, I noticed two things.

1. That's a nice bass, congratulations.

2. Forceps? Hanging around your neck? Naw!!! When you catch a great big ol sowbelly, hang a pair of vice grips around your neck and say they weren't big enough.

firefighter ontheside · August 21, 2021, 07:16:05 PM

Good idea YH, I'll get myself a length of 3/8" chain to hold them.

thecfarm · August 21, 2021, 09:55:55 PM

A big bass, Mom and Dad, a boat, what more could you ask for?

Tacotodd · August 22, 2021, 11:43:35 AM

Quote from: firefighter ontheside on August 21, 2021, 07:16:05 PM
Good idea YH, I'll get myself a length of 3/8" chain to hold them.

Log or chainsaw :D

firefighter ontheside · August 22, 2021, 05:17:07 PM

The skin on my neck isn't that tough. I will use log chain.

doc henderson · August 22, 2021, 05:57:32 PM

the cutters would be on the outside on a chain saw chain.

firefighter ontheside · August 22, 2021, 08:37:15 PM

Well, in that case...

Tacotodd · August 22, 2021, 08:46:30 PM

Quote from: doc henderson on August 22, 2021, 05:57:32 PM
the cutters would be on the outside on a chain saw chain.

But I've seen someone accidentally make it inside out. Kinda hard to do, but funny as all get out when discovered ;D

Southside · August 22, 2021, 08:57:31 PM

Well go for the Beastie Boys - Forestry Forum version and hang a Woodmizer medallion on the chain too. :D .

No Sleep till Pig Roast.

Tacotodd · August 22, 2021, 09:08:57 PM

Ahh, 87-88. Sophomore in HS, what different times THOSE were :

Southside · August 22, 2021, 09:33:48 PM

AMEN!

btulloh · August 22, 2021, 09:38:42 PM

Are we talking upright bass or electric bass? Four string? Five string? Six string? It's possible that a bass could be too big to play comfortably, so why all the fuss about a large musical instrument?

Southside · August 22, 2021, 09:41:57 PM

See - fits right in with "Barge Monkey", That Funky Monkey.... :D

Tacotodd · August 22, 2021, 11:05:08 PM

Quote from: Southside on August 22, 2021, 09:41:57 PM
See - fits right in with "Barge Monkey", That Funky Monkey.... :D

That's "Brass Monkey" (for those that may not know ;)) "you funky monkey"!

At least that's how I remember it, it WAS almost 35yrs ago.

Tacotodd · August 22, 2021, 11:12:51 PM

Besides, I don't remember for sure, but I don't think that there were any brass instruments in that song. BUT they did (to the best of my recollection) have some jammin 6 string on that album "License To Ill".

WDH · August 23, 2021, 07:53:33 AM

I have both. A German made upright bass well over 100 years old and a 1973 Fender Jazz bass

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wisconsitom · August 23, 2021, 09:04:05 AM

My biggest bass was a G&L L2500 5-string or some such. Great big slab of southern ash. Beautiful to behold. Didn't play too bad either. Oh wait, I used to have uprights too!

Ended my "career" in music with a double bag with two matching Steinberger headless copies 5-strings. That was fun. Then you hook up that cheap, long out-of-production DOD bass envelope filter.....but set it so the filter never opens up. Now you've got gigantic drum machine bass sound out of your bass guitar. Dub style! Used to move some air with that setup.